At CFES Congress 2013 the position of Vice President Services was created. The goals of this newly- minted position were: to unite programs, students and resources; to help new conference chairs with transition; to help aid in student societies’ awareness of programs we offer; and to help the CFES become more accessible to the Canadian students it serves. During plenary at Congress 2013, the incoming VP Services was mandated to create a feasibility report on the CFES hosting a National Engineering Month that was truly ‘national’ in scope. The idea was that instead of schools hosting independent events that the… Read More

Hello, CFES members! I have officially completed my first teleconference with Engineers Canada, as your undergraduate engineering student representative on the Qualifications Board Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Committee. My job is to keep you updated, and ensure that we have a say on what we discuss. The EIT Committee was put together with a major goal in mind: to create mobility for EITs across Canada. In working towards this, the committee is taking steps to help EITs better achieve their training, by providing tools to help them comprehend the EIT program. All Canadian provinces and territories have associations that regulate the practice… Read More

After attending the Engineers Canada meeting in Yellowknife in June, CFES was able to work Engineers Canada to represent undergraduate engineering students on the Engineer-in-Training Committee. Our new National Capital Liaison Julia Dalphy will be representing CFES on this committee. The goal of the EIT group is to coordinate national discussion of issues related to EITs and engineering students, and to provide advice to the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board about EIT and student issues. Their work includes creating national guidelines (like the National Guideline on Engineer-in-Training Program and the Guideline for Mentoring Programs), and they also coordinate an annual meeting… Read More

Dear students, From August 19 to 30 2013, at Université Laval, in Quebec City, a green belt certification course will be offered to eligible engineering students. It will be a two week program, where training will be provided by trainers and professionals from Canada Post Corporation. Classes will take place on every weekday from 8:30 to 16:30. Theory and study cases will be seen during the day and homework will be left to complete during evenings. An exam will be the last step of the accreditation. It will take place on the last day of the training. After the exam,… Read More

Following the results of this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition, here are the schools that will be representing Canada at the first Shell International Engineering Competition this September. Senior Design: 1. Dalhousie University 2. University of Toronto 3. University of Calgary Consulting: 1. University of British Columbia 2. Universite de Sherbrooke 3. University of Alberta… Read More

Here are the results from this year’s Canadian Engineering Competition. Junior Design – First Place: UNBC – Second Place: University of Guelph – Third Place: University of Manitoba Innovative Design – First Place: University of Western Ontario – Second Place: Université de Sherbrooke – Third Place: BCIT Senior Design – First Place: Dalhousie University – Second Place: University of Toronto – Third Place: Univeristy of Calgary Consulting – First Place: University of British Columbia – Second Place: Université de Sherbrooke – Third Place: University of Alberta Debate… Read More

Commissioner applications are open now for those interested in applying for a position with the CFES. Please fill out the application form an email it to [email protected] [wpfilebase tag=file id=386 /]… Read More

Project Magazine is the official publication of the Canadian Federation of Engineering Students (CFES), a nation-wide organization which represents approximately 60 000 engineering students in over 40 engineering societies from across Canada. For forty-three years CFES has been representing engineering undergraduate students and helping them reach their full potential, both in their technical skills and professional conduct. One way in which this is achieved is through our publication, Project Magazine which has been around since 1984. Project Magazine provides relevant engineering related content in to our readerbase across Canada. We are looking for articles for our magazine. Unlike previous issues,… Read More